About me
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Name | Merlin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pronouns | He/Him | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Occupation | Professional Silly Guy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hobbies | Birdwatching, powerlifting, working on new projects around my home, canoes, writing, and hockey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Social and political history, with a focus on obscure and hidden histories. Really interested in gossip and fun facts I can talk about with my friends later. I walk everywhere and love urban exploring. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joined | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Just a guy that likes to read new and obscure things and help out :)
I'm currently researching: the history of bird watching and bird feeding.
Current Wikipedia project: Carrol L. Henderson biography
I'm into gossip, useless information, and anything that makes me wonder about our built environment. I was really into steam radiators for a while.
I've done archival research, and dig extensively into the Wayback Machine to find good sources from our digital past.
Writer, historian, and wannabe journalist.
Some of the things I'm working on
edit- Mary Stuart (actress)
- Skate4Cancer
- Bird feeding
- Blossom Dearie
- Dusty Springfield discography
- Log Cabin Republicans
I'm relatively new to Wikipedia, so please let me know on my talk page if I make any mistakes that need fixing!
Bird List
editAn incomplete list of birds I've seen
Songbirds, Woodpeckers, etc.
edit- Black-capped chickadee (my spark bird)
- Baltimore oriole
- Blue jay
- American crow
- Red-breasted nuthatch
- White-breasted nuthatch
- American robin
- American goldfinch
- Cedar waxwing
- Great crested flycatcher
- Eastern phoebe
- Cactus wren
- Gila woodpecker
- Downy woodpecker, Hairy woodpecker
- Red-bellied woodpecker
- Pileated woodpecker
Wading Birds, Sandpipers
editDucks, Geese, Swans
edit- Canada goose (my favorite!)
- Mallard
- Redhead
- Mandarin duck